logo
episode-header-image
Apr 2018
44m 55s

This Island Earth | Monster Attack Ep. 1...

Jim Adams
About this episode

Jim examines another all-time favorite as he selects Universal - International's 1955 Sci-Fi classic "This Island Earth," starring Jeff Morrow, Faith Domergue, Rex reason, Russell Johnson and Douglas Spencer. A strange man recruits several of the Earth's top scientists to work on a difficult project, but something seems askew. Find out his real purpose on this episode of "Monster Attack!"

Up next
Yesterday
Classic Monsters, Modern Art| Episode 502
What if you shined the spotlight on 21st Century artists who loved painting, drawing and sketching classic monsters from the 20th Century? That's exactly what Author Anthony Taylor has done in his new book "Classic Monsters, Modern Art : 20th Century Horror in the 21st Century. T ... Show More
59m 43s
Feb 2
Dracula, Prince of Darkness | Episode 501
Barry King (B.K. On The Air) joins Jim for a look at the sequel to Hammer's Classic Vampire Film "Horror Of Dracula," - 1966's "Dracula, Prince Of Darkness." starring Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelley, Andrew Keir, Francis Matthews, Phillip Latham, Susam Farmer, Charles Tingwell, ... Show More
1 h
Jan 26
The Giant Behemoth } Episode 500
Jim dedicates this s[ecial episode to the memory of his parents, Jim & Phyllis Adams, as he reflects on the very forst Monster Movie he ever saw, Director Eugène Lourié's "The Giant Behemoth," starring Gene Evans,, Andre Morell, John Turner, Leigh Madison, Jack MacGowan, and Maur ... Show More
58m 37s
Recommended Episodes
Apr 2024
Humanity’s reaction to an alien invasion & telling Will’s story
Hosts Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Jason Concepcion ponder the existential question of how humanity might react to an impending alien invasion, and take a look at how Will’s story is affecting the Oxford 5. Director Jeremy Podsewa unpacks the emotional journey of Will's story, an ... Show More
51m 47s
Jan 2025
Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: The Thing from Another World
Before John Carpenter’s “The Thing,” there was Howard Hawks’ “The Thing From Another World,” the first adaptation of John W. Campbell Jr.’s short story “Who goes there?” In this classic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe bust out the thermite and discuss this 1951 sci-fi c ... Show More
1h 2m
Sep 2024
STAR WARS: EPISODE VI RETURN OF THE JEDI with 2024 James Earl Jones Tribute Intro
On this REPOSTED episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha record a new introduction for their episode on STAR WARS: EPISODE VI - RETURN OF THE JEDI in honor of the passing of James Earl Jones, the voice of Darth Vader. Steve and John explore James Earl Jones's perfo ... Show More
2h 38m
May 2024
#616 — Josh O'Connor, Owen Teague, Freya Allan & Kevin Durand, Michael Lindsay-Hogg
Another guestapalooza on this week's Empire Podcast, folks! First up, Chris Hewitt has a lovely chat with Josh O'Connor — not about his talk-of-the-town tennis movie, Challengers, but his new film, Alice Rorhwacher's La Chimera, for which O'Connor learned Italian and, effectively ... Show More
1h 54m
Aug 2024
Unusual Archaeology: Contemplating the Cosmos (Part 2)
Gazing up at the night sky is a universal human experience, likely as old as our species itself. But how did our ancient ancestors feel about what they saw in the heavens, and how did it shape their lives? In Episode Two of our three-part Fascination miniseries on unusual archaeo ... Show More
23m 26s
Sep 2025
Alien: Earth with Noah Hawley
In space, no one can hear you scream. On Earth, however, around 9pm for the last seven or eight Tuesdays, you may well hear some shrieks of terror, emanating from nearby apartment windows – all thanks to one of the boldest and blood-soaked sci-fi shows to grace the small screen i ... Show More
52m 30s
Apr 2023
#559 — Russell Crowe, Matt Damon & Marlon Wayans, Chris Pratt & Charlie Day
This week's Empire Podcast has more stars than Frank Lampard has had managerial jobs at Chelsea, folks. First up, Amon Warmann is The Pope's Exorcist's star's interviewer, as he talks to the great Russell Crowe about accents, Gladiator 2 and more. Then Amon gives Air stars Matt D ... Show More
1h 55m
Mar 2025
Weirdhouse Cinema: Forbidden Planet
In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the groundbreaking 1956 science fiction film "Forbidden Planet," starring Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen and Robby the Robot. The film also features the first full-length electronic musical score, by Bebe and ... Show More
1h 34m
Oct 2023
Life on Our Planet
Every living creature can trace its origins to a single cell 4 billion years ago. But the long march of evolution took many twists and turns. Whether fish or amphibian or reptile, one creature would rise to the top…only to be wiped out in one of five mass extinctions. And each ti ... Show More
32m 58s
Feb 2019
Mars Attacks! with Paul F. Tompkins
Blank Check continues its mini-series covering the films of director Tim Burton with the alien invasion comedy, Mars Attacks! But what are the origins of development for this 1960's trading card IP? How does this movie compare to Independence Day 20 years later? Does David have a ... Show More
1h 52m